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Scott Morrison to join ‘historic’ Quad talks with Joe Biden, Yoshihide Suga and Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Scott Morrison will soon hold virtual talks with US President Joe Biden and the prime ministers of both India and Japan in the first-ever leaders’ meeting of the Quad.
Key points:
- Reuters reports the Quad leaders will unveil a plan to increase India’s COVID vaccine production capacity
- The White House says the countries will also discuss economic cooperation and the climate crisis
- The Quad insists it is not a formal security alliance, but Beijing still views the grouping with suspicion
It is a significant development for the informal coalition, which has coalesced partly to balance China’s growing economic and military clout.
The meeting early on Saturday morning (AEDT) is likely to focus heavily on joint efforts to tackle the…
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